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New Method for the Preparation of Solid Polymer Electrolyte Based on Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride-Co-Hexafluoropropylene) Korean J. Chem. Eng., 22(2), 234-237 (2005) New Method for the Preparation of Solid Polymer Electrolyte Based on Poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) Taehee Kim, Ik Joong Kang*, Gyoujin Cho and Kwon-pil Park† Department of Chemical Engineering, Sunchon National University, 315 Maegok, Suncheon, Jeonnam 540-742, Korea *Department of Chemical and Bio Engineering, Kyungwon University, Sungnam 461-701, Korea (Received 3 November 2004 • accepted 4 January 2005) Abstract−A novel solid polymer electrolyte (pore-gel SPE) has been found to provide superior SPE having a high conductivity, good mechanical strength and low solution leakage. This pore-gel SPE was prepared from gelation in pores of polymer membrane with electrolyte solution including solvent. The conductivity of pore-gel type PVDF-HFP/ −1 −1 TEABF4 (Tetraethylammomium tetrafluoroborate) membrane can reach 1.6×10 Scm . The tensile strength of this membrane was 4,000 kPa, which is about 23 times larger than that of gel-type SPE with the same composition. Pore- gel SPE reduced solution leakage to 0%, compared with 2% of hybrid-type SPE after 2.0 hr leakage test in PVDF- HFP/TEABF4 membrane. Key words: Solid Polymer Electrolyte, Gelation, Conductivity, Mechanical Strength, PVDF-HFP INTRODUCTION Solid polymer electrolytes (SPE) have been extensively studied since Wright’s discovery of ionic conductivity in a poly(ethylene ox- ide) (PEO)/Na+ complex in 1973 [Fenton et al., 1973] and Armand’s recognition of their application to batteries in 1978 [Armand et al., 1978]. SPEs have advantages of thin film fabrication, less flamma- bility and low liquid leakage problem. They are used in batteries, sensors, electrochemical capacitors and fuel cells. The SPE system can be classified into three types, namely pure SPE (or dry SPE), gel-type SPE and hybrid-type SPE (or porous SPE) [Murata et al., 2000; Chung et al., 2003]. The pure polymer electrolytes are generally prepared by mixing high molecular weight branched polymer and electrolyte salts. To improve ionic conduc- tivity of polymer electrolytes, gel-type SPEs composed of a poly- mer electrolyte salt and a liquid plasticizer have been developed. Gel-type polymer electrolytes generally have higher ionic conduc- tivity, but their mechanical properties are not sufficient for practical Fig. 1. The preparation procedure of solid polymer electrolyte. applications [Stephan et al., 2003]. Hybrid-type SPEs are generally prepared by injecting organic liquid electrolytes into small pores of the polymer matrices. After long time usage of hybrid-type poly- 1. Membrane Preparation mer electrolytes, the leakage of organic liquid electrolytes can de- Fig. 1 shows the membrane preparation procedure. Porous poly- crease the ionic conductivity. mer membrane based on PVDF-HFP, which has excellent electro- In this study, we intended to prepare a new type of SPE by us- chemical stability, stronger mechanical strength and combustion- ing an alternative preparation method, which injects gelled electro- resistant properties, was prepared as follows. The PVDF-HFP co- lytes into micro-pores of the polymer matrices to make SPE stron- polymer (Kynar 2801, Elf. Atochem, Japan) was dissolved in ace- ger than gel-type SPE and to reduce the leakage problem in hybrid- tone with agitation at 40 oC. The homogeneous solutions were cast type SPE. This new type of polymer electrolyte could be obtained on a glass substrate and solvent allowed to evaporate at ambient by gelling of electrolyte solution and polymer matrices in pores of temperature. After evaporation of acetone, strong and self-support- the polymer membrane after electrolyte solution absorption. We ing thin films were formed. Electrolyte solutions were prepared by designate this new SPE as pore-gel SPE. first mixing TEABF4 (99%, Aldrich) in acetone and plasticizer pro- pylene carbonate (PC)/Ethylene carbonate (EC). The solutions con- EXPERIMENTAL sisted of 75% 1 M TEABF4 in 1 : 1 mixture solutions of PC/EC and 25% acetone. The polymer films were then soaked in the electro- †To whom correspondence should be addressed. lyte solution. To enhance velocity of the solution absorption into E-mail: [email protected] micro-pores of the films, we used ultrasonication (ultrasonic cleaner 234 New Method for the Preparation of Solid Polymer Electrolyte 235 3210, Branson) adjusted at a frequency of 47 kHz. After absorp- et al. [2002]. Swelled membrane of 1 cm2 area was put into filter tion of the solution for a certain time, the swelling membrane was papers and then a weight of 1 kg was put on top of the assembly. withdrawn from the solution and then put into a sealed bag. Gelling Mass of the membrane was measured before and after certain time process in micro-pores of the membrane was made by using ultra- pressing. sonic vibration on the membrane, which was contacted with a part of vibration source by weight. After drying of the membrane at room RESULTS AND DISCUSSION temperature, finally the liquid electrolyte was supplemented in vacant pores to enhance the conductivity of the membrane. 1. Morphology 2. Measurements Generally, absorption components of hybrid-type SPE consist of For ionic conductivity measurements of the polymer electrolyte electrolyte salt and plasticizers, but we added polymer solvent (ace- membranes, two stainless steel electrode cell configurations were tone) to the absorption components. The absorbed solvent in pores used. The resistance of the membrane was measured from a fre- dissolves the polymer matrices wall with vibration and then forms quency response analyzer (Solatron HF 1260) in the frequency range a solution including salt, plasticizers and polymer in membrane. of 0.1 Hz-100 kHz [Kim et al., 2004]. The ionic conductivity (σ) After the polymer dissolution step, the size of the remaining poly- was calculated from the resistance (R) by using the equation σ=l/ mer matrices depends on dissolution time and solvent content. As (R×A), where l and A were the thickness of the polymer electro- the acetone evaporates in the drying process, the polymer concen- lyte membrane and the cell area, respectively. tration becomes richer in solution and the polymer precipitates in The surface morphology of films was observed by using a Focused the salt/plasticizers phase, resulting in gel formation. It seems that Ion Beam (FIB) imaging system (SMI 2050, Seiko). The tensile fine precipitates form due to fast evaporation of acetone. strength was measured at room temperature by means of a Texture Fig. 2(a) displays a scanning image by FIB of the PVDF-HFP analyzer (TA-XT2, England) at a full-out velocity of 4 mm/min. membrane which swelled with PC/EC/TEABF4/acetone. Fig. 2(b) Measurements were performed five times for each sample and the and (c) show FIB images of the membrane treated with ultrasoni- average value was calculated. cation, respectively, for 10 min and 40 min after swelling. When The liquid electrolyte uptake of polymer films was measured by the ultrasonication was applied to the swelled membrane, the sur- a gravimetric method. Prior to measurement of the weight of liquid face morphology showed a more homogeneous phase, as shown absorbed by the film, light-patting with a filter paper was done several in Fig. 2(b) and (c). There was a strong effect of the vibration meth- times to remove the surface liquid. od on the mixing, diffusion and gelling in micro-pores of mem- Solution leakages were measured with the method used by Shi brane. Fig. 2. FIB images of SPEs swelled with PC/EC/TEABF4/acetone (a) and treated with ultrasonication for 10 min (b) and 40 min (c) after swelling. Korean J. Chem. Eng.(Vol. 22, No. 2) 236 T. Kim et al. Fig. 4. The stress-strain behaviors of gel-type, pore-gel type and hybrid-type SPE. Fig. 3. The conductivities of pore-gel type and hybrid-type SPE. 2. Ionic Conductivity The results of conductivity measurements for the pore-gel SPE are given in Fig. 3 and compared with that of hybrid-type SPE. Curve of pore-gel SPE results from conductivity measurement of the mem- brane soaked in electrolyte solution containing acetone in TEABF4/ PC/EC. The process of general hybrid-type SPE did not use ace- tone in the absorption process. Absorption of solution TEABF4/ PC/EC in PVDF-HFP film was not achieved over 95% without ace- tone, but in case of pore-gel SPE, absorption was achieved up to 177% using acetone. For the same TEABF4/PC/EC uptake, the con- ductivity increases by gelling as shown in Fig. 3. In case of gel SPE, a mechanism consisting of two conduction paths has been postu- lated [Christie et al., 1998; Bohnke et al., 1993]. By this mecha- Fig. 5. Relative leakage weight of samples gelled in different times. nism, the effective higher conductivity pathway decreases with in- creasing polymer content. And the resistance due to the membrane is linked to its porosity (ε) and tortuosity (T) by the following formula gel type electrolyte membrane is mechanically so stable that it can [Boudin et al., 1999]: be used when stretched to 1.3 times its original length, but the gel type membrane broke when it reached to 17% strain. R =R ×(T/ε) membrance+liquid electrolyte liquid electrolyte 4. Solution Leakage Properties When pore-gel SPE is compared with hybrid-type SPE having the Relative leakage weights of samples gelled in different time were same electrolyte uptake in Fig. 3, the fact that the conductivity of presented in Fig. 5. The relative leakage weight, Rw, is defined as pore-gel SPE is higher than that of hybrid-type SPE can be explained following. by the tortuosity decrease of pore-gel SPE by gelling process. This =mf would be due to smooth movement of the solution into the poly- R ----- W m mer from the retained pores, resulting in homogeneous three-dimen- i sional network chains appropriate for carrier migration [Saito et al., where mi, mf are the mass of absorbed electrolyte solution before 2003].
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